Chicano Art Movement

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Why did the movement start?Chicago Little VillageChicago Little VillageCaliforniaChicago Damen & 18th El Milagro TaqueriaWhat is the Chicano Art Movement?Chicago Little VillageChicago Pilsen Chicago PilsenChe in Chicago 18th and WesternSan Diego, CaliforniaThe Chicano Art Movement also was used as a means to unite Mexican-Americans by expressing Mexican culture in the murals. These Murals depicted Mexican values in the culture such as:ReligionFamilyHolidaysAztlan & Mayan RootsCommunityCulture Behind MuralsThe Chicano Art Movement was a powerful tool during the 1980's when many Mexican-American social and political groups were seeking change in both fields. Today most of the murals are a reminder of the struggle many Chicanos faced. Even though the Chicano Art Movement has died down in recent years their is still many examples of Chicano style murals in major cities like Chicago. These murals have changed in terms of the message they try to send and the style they are artistically created in. Chicano Art MovementPolitical tensions caused by American Society treating Mexican-Americans like second class citizens La Raza Unida Party.The United Farm Workers Union.The Mexican Youth American Youth Organization. The Chicano Art Movement was inspired by these political movements."La Causa""El Movimento"Started in the 1960'sEmerged in Mexican-American communities in the Southwest.Art was used to demonstrate the voice of the hispanic community"Chicano"Impact of Chicano Art MovementChicago Ashland & CermakChicago Ashland & CermakChicago Kedzie & 26thDay Of the Dead Little Village Chicago Chicago Little Village José Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera, and David Alfaros Siquieros, collectively known as los tres grandes, who painted murals in the United States where the three most well known Chicano Muralist during the movement. They were all known to create pieces celebrating Mexico's history in their Murals. Especially the Mexican Revolution and incorporated many famous Mexican revolutionaries in their work.Key Artists from the Chicano Art MovementChicago Damen & 18th Los Angeles, CaliforniaThe Great Wall of Los Angeles(1978, 1980, 1981, 1983)CETAJudy BacaSPARC'Mexicanidad'

The murals heighten pride in the mexican culture.'Chicano' is the new identity of latinos in California.Motivating groups to seek out more right for the latino communityLead by "los Tres Grandes" Chicano Park (San Diego, California)Work Cited